headmould-shot

noun

A condition of the skull in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures.

First used 1690

Meanings

nounheadmould-shot (uncountable)

alternative headmold-shot · alternative head-mold-shot · alternative head-mould-shot

  1. obsoleteuncountablemedicineA condition of the skull in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures.First known use 1690
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